Japan, Empire. A Medal Bar to a Decorated Second War Veteran (Rising Sun/Golden Kite/China War Medal/Red Cross) Province of China with a crimped barrel hinge

with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch

The book contains 578 pages of text

0 mm (w) x 27

measuring 71 mm (w) x 105 mm (h)

with some bending of the catch and a gouge visible to the 10 o’clock position of the edge when viewed from the reverse

Japan, Empire. A Medal Bar to a Decorated Second War Veteran (Rising Sun/Golden Kite/China War Medal/Red Cross) Province of China with a crimped barrel hingeA Japanese Imperial medal bar with four awards, consisting of: 1. An Order of the Rising Sun, V. Class Badge, Instituted October 4th, 1875. Constructed of silver, gilded silver, as well as green, white, and purple enamels with a dark red glass cabochon, measuring 45. 8 mm (w) x 47. 6 mm (l) not including its paulownia flower suspension. 2. An Order of the Golden Kite, VII. Class Badge, Instituted February 12th, 1890. Constructed of silver and gilded